nakba
see also: Nakba
Proper noun
Nakba
Proper noun
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see also: Nakba
Proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Nakba#English|Nakba
- 2009, Sumantra Bose, Contested lands ISBN 0674028562, page 262
- Indeed, violence broke out in the occupied territories in mid-May 2000 as Palestinians observed the anniversary of the 1948 nakba—these disturbances paled in comparison to the second intifada, which erupted in the autumn.
- 2009, Sumantra Bose, Contested lands ISBN 0674028562, page 262
nakba (plural nakbas)
- A catastrophe; a grave setback.
- 2000, Arab American Voices, page 45:
- A second nakba happened after the 1967 Six Day War, when Israel captured Arab land that belonged to Jordan and Egypt; another 325,000 Palestinians left their homes.
- 2000, Arab American Voices, page 45:
Nakba
Proper noun
- The foundation of the State of Israel and subsequent expulsion or flight of the majority of the Palestinian Arabs (some 700,000) among its residents, perceived as a catastrophe by many Palestinians and others.
- French: nakba
- German: Nakba
- Russian: на́кба
- Spanish: nakba
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